Yan Feijue and Ji Wushuang stood in front of Qiao Wei and Ji Mingxiu at the fastest speed, and each showed their weapons. Seeing that a fight was about to start, Ji Mingxiu came out and pressed Ji Wushuang and Ji Mingxiu. Yan Feijue's hand.
The two frowned: "Young Master!"
Ji Mingxiu stared fixedly at the Seine River, his eyes as calm as a lake without waves: "Patriarch Senna, even if you want to kill us, you have to let us know what we did to offend you." So breathless?"
It’s okay if you don’t mention it, but when you mention it, Patriarch Senna’s complexion instantly became as cold as a layer of frozen lake, but his eyes full of endless vicissitudes were turning red little by little: “Stop pretending to be garlic! You kill me! You lost my Senna Eagle, don't you want to admit it?!"
Everyone was stunned, killed Senna Eagle? them? when
Ji Wushuang looked at Yan Feijue, Yan Feijue looked at Qiao Wei, Qiao Wei spread her hands, she didn't kill Senna Eagle, she didn't even have time to say hello when Senna Eagle left.
Ji Mingxiu's expression did not change at all, and he said calmly and calmly: "We have been living in Senna Castle these days, and we have never seen a Senna Eagle. How can we kill him?"
The head of the Senna family said: "You are the young master, so naturally you don't need to do this kind of thing. You do it yourself, but don't forget, you have a powerful subordinate! My Senna eagle left the clan with him! You What was said at the time was to let him pick up your child, but within two days, your child arrived in the clan, but they have not been heard from since then, do you dare to say that you did not plan all this?"
Qiao Wei suddenly admired Patriarch Sena's imagination, that things that are irrelevant can be brought together.
Ji Mingxiu said calmly: "The matter with the child was an accident. I did not plan against Senna Eagle. After the child arrived in the Yin Clan, I immediately sent a message to Yi Qianyin to call him back to the Clan, but even I It was also a very unexpected thing, Yi Qianyin lost contact, and I did not receive his biography until this morning. But what I learned seems to be different from Patriarch Senna's."
With that said, Ji Ming took out a note from his pocket and handed it to a guard of Senna Castle in front of him, who then presented it to Patriarch Senna.
After reading it, Patriarch Senna's face changed slightly: "Lie! He must be lying! How could my Senna Eagle escape?"
"How is it impossible?"
A clear voice resounded in the yard, and then, Wang Shu's call sounded from the back room: "Uncle Yi! Uncle Yi!"
Yi Qianyin is back!
Yi Qianyin went upstairs quickly, passed through the guards who were at war with swords, and stood beside Ji Mingxiu, with a trace of arrogance on his handsome face, he said: "Your grandson just ran away!"
"You..." Patriarch Senna raised his palm, and was about to slash at the rude yellow-haired boy, but Ji Mingxiu decisively stopped him, "Patriarch Senna! Children are ignorant, so I ask you to be more generous, don't you?" Compete with him."
In terms of age, Yi Qianyin is old enough to be his great-grandson. If he beat Yi Qianyin in front of so many people, it would be a bit embarrassing to spread the word.
Patriarch Senna put down his hand coldly.
"What's going on?" Ji Mingxiu asked Xiang Yi Qianyin.
Yi Qianyin gave Patriarch Sena a blank look, and snorted with a stinky face: "If I had known that I was wronged, I might as well kill him, so that I can be convicted of this crime!"
Patriarch Senna burst out with a murderous killing intent all over his body.
Ji Mingxiu glanced at Yi Qianyin, Yi Qianyin calmed down obediently, and said flatly, "I didn't kill Senna Eagle, I just had a fight with him, and he ran away after the fight."
"Why did you fight?" Ji Mingxiu asked.
Yi Qianyin hugged her arms and said: "I didn't provoke it, it was him. He didn't know what medicine he took wrongly. After dinner, he suddenly went crazy in the room and smashed things when he picked them up. I scolded him casually." In a word, he started to attack me again! Say yes first, seeing that he is old, I didn't fight back, and I got punched by him, and my bones were almost broken!"
This statement is half true and half false, it is true that he did not fight back, and it is true that he was beaten, but it is not that he does not want to fight back, but that he has no way to fight back.
Senna Ying's martial arts were higher than Yi Qianyin's, if he really went crazy, the two Yi Qianyin combined might not be his match.
Therefore, it is untenable to say that Yi Qianyin killed Senna Eagle.
Of course Patriarch Senna also thought of this, but the evidence is convincing, so he couldn't help but believe it, not to mention that people in the Central Plains are cunning, and if they play tricks or something, wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort
"What happened next?" Ji Mingxiu asked.
Yi Qianyin said: "He ran away after he injured me. I sensed that something was wrong with him, and I was afraid that something might happen to him, so I hurriedly followed him. He ran so fast that my legs were all shattered. It's broken! Later, he entered the clan, and I lost it."
Ji Mingxiu asked, "When did you lose track of me?"
Yi Qianyin sighed: "Just this morning, I sent you a message right after I lost track."
Patriarch Senna said without hesitation: "Impossible! If he returns to the clan, he will definitely return to Fort Senna immediately, but now you are here, and he hasn't arrived yet!"
"It's fine if you don't believe me!" Yi Qianyin was quite good-tempered, but being repeatedly suspected by Patriarch Senna, no matter how good-tempered she was, she couldn't hold it back.
Ji Mingxiu is familiar with Yi Qianyin's character, and occasionally brags a bit to save face, but he never lies about key issues, so when he said that the Senna Eagle ran away, it really ran away.
Qiao Wei also believed that Yi Qianyin was telling the truth. Although Yi Qianyin was a member of the Demon Cult, she was far more innocent than most so-called upright martial artists.
Qiao Wei approached Ji Mingxiu, and said in a volume that only the two of them could hear: "Senna Eagle returned to the clan in the morning, and the time is right, do you think the man wearing a cloak to the cabin today is Senna Eagle?" ?”
Ji Mingxiu whispered, "It's a bit high possibility, but from Patriarch Senna's appearance, it seems that he really doesn't know anything about this matter."
Qiao Wei's eyes moved slightly: "Another Hazo?"
"It's not like." Ji Mingxiu said in a low voice, "Ha Zuo colluded with outsiders in order to get the Bi Luo family. Senna Ying is the only heir of the Sena family. There is no need for him to collude with outsiders without telling his family."
Qiao Wei was puzzled: "Since he didn't hide it from his family, why didn't the family know about it?"
Ji Mingxiu thought of a guess.
Patriarch Senna's eyes turned cold and said: "What are you two talking about furtively? I warn you, don't think that you can hide it from my eyes by fabricating a few lies!"
Qiao Wei smiled faintly: "I'm afraid you don't need to hide your eyes."
Patriarch Senna's face darkened.
Ji Mingxiu said, "I don't know where Patriarch Senna got the news that Senna Eagle has been killed by Yi Qianyin."
Patriarch Senna said sadly: "A member of the tribe went to Flying Fish Town to buy, and saw the two of them move their hands, and heard the scream of the Senna Eagle..."
Yi Qianyin interrupted him: "What scream? It's obvious that he is screaming like crazy!"
The owner of the Senna family was furious: "You don't need to make excuses for yourself! I will put my words here today. Since you claim that my Senna eagle is not dead, then quickly hand over the Senna eagle! Otherwise, no one will be able to walk out of Senna alive. Fort!"
The Tana people are naturally difficult to raise children. How lucky it is to have an heir, but now that the heir is gone, even if the murderer is the little Dolma of the clan, he will never let her go!
Qiao Wei felt the hostility from Patriarch Senna. She is also a person with children. Thinking about it in another person, she can understand the other party's mood. However, understanding is understanding, and she can't find the Senna Eagle for you: "Patriarch Senna, we If you don’t get out of Fort Senna, how can I hand over the Eagle Senna to you? If you want to see him as soon as possible, you should call more people to look for him. We are willing to assist Fort Senna to find the whereabouts of the Eagle Senna.”
"You can go find him, keep him as a hostage!" Patriarch Sena pointed his finger at Ji Mingxiu.
It's beautiful to want to detain her man!
Qiao Wei finally backed down and said: "Patriarch Senna, we are willing to help you find someone. The reason is that Senna Eagle had an accident on the way to pick up my child. I owe him this favor, but if you want to detain my husband-in-law, then this Let's not talk about it!"
Patriarch Senna's face was livid: "It's okay if you don't detain him, let your father stay!"
Qiao Wei's face turned cold: "Are you still being unreasonable?"
Patriarch Senna said coldly: "Your father has no power to restrain the chicken, so it's useless to go there. Why don't you stay in the castle and drink a few cups of hot tea."
"I'll stay." Ji Mingxiu said.
Qiao Wei's eyes moved: "Meditation."
Ji Mingxiu raised his hand, trimmed Qiao Wei's hair, and whispered in her ear: "Hai Shisan and Shiqi are coming soon, take them to find."
"Yes." Qiao Wei nodded, "I will definitely find him."
Ji Mingxiu slightly raised the corners of his lips: "I believe it."
Those who stay are the most dangerous. If they can't find the Senna Eagle, the Patriarch of Senna will kill Ji Mingxiu to vent his anger. This is beyond doubt.
Qiao Wei threatened: "If you dare to touch my husband's hair, your grandson will die!"
Patriarch Senna said: "I will treat him well." Qiao Wei asked her father to take the little buns to Holland Fort, and Xibei stayed at Senna's house to recuperate. You can also play tricks.
After getting into the carriage, Qiao Wei asked about Yi Qianyin's situation in Feiyu Town in detail. After the two arrived in Feiyu Town, Yi Qianyin immediately contacted Hai Shisan and Shiqiu and told the inn where they met, but there was no answer. After waiting for the two of them, they waited for the news from Ji Mingxiu to urge them to come back.
They had planned to leave at dawn, but things went wrong that night for Senna Eagle.
Yi Qianyin was at a loss as to why Senna Eagle went mad.
Someone should have tampered with the Senna Eagle, otherwise a good living person could not go crazy for no reason.
The opponent should have prepared such a move long ago, just waiting for the right opportunity to provoke the conflict between the Senna family and her, but unfortunately, this move was slower, and she had already defeated Xibeihuo. But it doesn't hurt too much. In the future, if she needs to gain a firm foothold in the Tana tribe, she will definitely need the support of the major lords. Breaking with the Senna family means breaking with the Tatar family, and the Biluo family did not support her at all, and the third of the eight major families went, the situation is not so serious.
Although I promised the other party today that I would kill the "real" little Dolma and replace her, obviously the other party did not put the chip on her alone, otherwise, the Senna family should be kept and continue to support her.
"What an insidious guy!" Qiao Wei narrowed her eyes.
"Was Sena Ying coerced, or did he voluntarily go to meet that person?" Ji Wushuang wondered.
Qiao Wei said: "Senna Eagle's temperament is unlikely to be coerced, it should be voluntary."
Ji Wushuang analyzed: "If it is voluntary, then at least it means that the person is someone Sena Ying knows, and Sena Ying trusts him very much, and it can even be said that he is defenseless."
Qiao Wei thought so deeply, and instead of going home after returning to the clan, she went to see that person first. She had a good relationship with that person but kept it from the family... Could it be a little lover who can't be seen
While thinking about it, the carriage stopped, and it was Hai Shisan and Seventeen who arrived. Although Louis Qianyin was busy tracking the traces of the Senna eagle, he did not forget to leave a code along the way. Hai Shisan followed his code to find him. Here comes the nameless island.
Although Wuming Island is located in the sea area, it is surrounded by a group of small islands that look like tricks. It is difficult for ordinary people to find it. It is not because Yi Qianyin left many codes, Hai Shisan may have lost it.
Hai Shisan didn't have time to complain about his tragic experience in the Gaoyue clan like Yan Feijue before he learned that something happened to Sena's family. After hearing the whole story, Hai Shisan was shocked and angry, and actually detained their young master! Really tired of life!
"Now is not the time to be angry, can Big Brother Hai find a way to find the Senna Eagle?" Qiao Wei vaguely remembered that Hai Shisan was good at finding people.
Hai Shisan was made dizzy by the sound of Big Brother Hai, and smiled foolishly: "It's nothing difficult, as long as he is still on the island, I will definitely find him! Young Madam, wait for the news at ease. "
Qiao Wei took Shi Qi to the market and found a teahouse to sit down. Hai Shi ShiSan, Yi Qian Yin and the others split up to find the whereabouts of Senna Eagle.
Hai Shisan's martial arts are mediocre, and he has few minds. He is not as good as Yan Feijue in fighting, and Ji Wushuang is not as good at planning, but his ability to find out information with one hand is superb. It took only half a day for Hai Shisan to find out the whereabouts of Senna Eagle.
Hai Shisan sent a signal to Yan Feijue and others, summoning a few people to come, but when Yan Feijue and Ji Wushuang saw the wild flowers all over the mountains, their legs trembled and they refused to go in.
Yi Qianyin's newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, so he entered it, but he was frightened out again after a while, with a pale face and covered in cold sweat.
Hai Shisan had no choice but to return to the inn first.
"Is it the valley of the abyss of ghosts?" There is no other place that can make Yan Feijue and Ji Wushuang so afraid except the valley Qiaowei.
The two nodded with lingering fear. It's lucky that they went to that kind of place once and didn't go crazy. How dare they go there a second time? Not to kill!
Qiao Wei stood up lightly: "I'll go meet that valley."
Yan Fei swallowed his saliva: "No way..."
Qiao Wei said indifferently: "First, I don't believe in ghosts, second, gods, and third, I don't believe in ghosts and ghosts. I want to see what kind of mystery there is, which can scare you one or two old men like this."
A group of people set off overnight, and entered the Abyss of Hundred Ghosts from the east entrance. There are many roads in the south and few people, but it doesn't look gloomy and desolate. Here, even the wind seems to be cold.
Along the way, they encountered several ferocious beasts looking for food, and they were all easily dealt with by Shi Qi and Yi Qianyin.
After walking south for about half an hour, a few people arrived at the rumored valley. Tonight the moonlight was excellent, and the mountain flowers bloomed all the way. The whole valley presented a hazy and glamorous beauty.
Qiao Wei took a step forward, Yan Feijue grabbed her wrist: "I advise you not to go in."
Qiao Wei smiled slightly: "I'm here, why don't you go in?"
"What you see later may be..."
Before Yan Fei finished speaking, Dabai slid in and rushed in. It rushed in, and Xiaobai also hopped twice, and rushed in.
Qiao Wei took away Yan Feijue's hand and walked into the valley calmly, followed by Shi Qi expressionlessly.
Yan Feijue stomped his feet anxiously, what the fuck is this going to or not? Go, it's too scary, don't go, it seems too unkind to let a girl go into the valley...
Gritting my teeth for the last time, I went!
Ji Wushuang and Yi Qianyin also resolutely stepped into the valley again.
However, to everyone's surprise, this time they didn't see any "dirty things"!
Everyone looked at each other, not understanding what was going on.
Qiao Wei chased Dabai through the valley, winding around the ground, and arrived at the other side of the valley after about half an hour.
Qiao Wei clapped her hands: "Isn't this very good? Where did the ghosts come from?"
"This..." Everyone was dumbfounded.
Dabai was jumping up and down excitedly, Xiaobai didn't know what it was excited about, anyway, Dabai was excited and so was he, and the two whites jumped up and down vying for the first place.
Qiao Wei looked at the deep mountain in front of her: "We are divided into three groups, Yi Qianyin, you and Ji Wushuang together, Uncle Yan, you and Hai Da Ge together, I and Seventeen together, after two hours, no matter whether you find it or not Find them all and meet here."
A few people had no objections and went separately.
Qiao Wei and Shiqi entered the mountain from the south entrance.
Dabai was very excited, he jumped three feet, went to the sky and fell to the ground, grabbed a tree and climbed around, and even grabbed a vine to swing forward, very monkey-like!
Two white monkeys were like monkeys, clutching vines and swinging around in the forest, scaring the monkeys on the tree into a ball.
Qiao Wei also searched aimlessly, so she simply followed the two Bai Liao, and walked through the woods for a while, Xiao Bai suddenly stopped and lay down under a big tree that couldn't be surrounded by more than a dozen people. There was a scratch on the bark.
Qiao Wei walked over, is there anything strange about this tree
Xiaobai continued to scratch and bite.
Qiao Wei touched the bark, but found nothing unusual. She put her ear on it and listened. Before she could hear anything, she was split open by Shi Qiyi's sword.
In the tree hole, three fierce ghosts were shirtless and swinging the horses. Suddenly, there was a loud noise, and a huge momentum mixed with a storm-like breath hit them all over the face, and the horse tags on the table were overturned. Suddenly, the luminous pearl on the top was shaken off, and the ghostly symbols affixed to their respective faces flew all over the room.
The three of them fell off the stool and covered their eyes with their hands. They didn't open their eyes until the sword aura subsided. When they looked at the entrance of the cave, they saw a woman in a light blue dress walking slowly. Into the tree hole.
Seeing a woman in such a place is actually a bit scary.
"Ghost!" The three ghosts screamed.
This voice... sounds familiar.
Qiao Wei narrowed her eyes, stepped forward, and raised the Ye Mingzhu in her hand to take a photo: "Is it you?"
The three of them also saw Qiao Wei's appearance clearly at this time, and cursed in their hearts, this woman is really haunted! Vengeance is here!
But then again, which one is this? Is it the one whose nose and face are bruised by them, or the one who beat them until their nose and face are swollen
The three were too frightened to speak.
Qiao Wei grabbed one of the ghosts by the ear, and snorted coldly, "Are you the one who shot my daughter coldly?"
Qiao Wei's impression of the three ghosts: the first one, stupid, was caught by her daughter; the second one, stupid, was caught by her; the third one, cunning, shot a cold arrow at her daughter and threw a smoke bomb His companion rescued him.
Qiao Wei had no objection to rescuing his companion, but she couldn't bear to snipe at her daughter!
The boss didn't expect this woman's strength to be so strong, his ear was about to be pulled off, and he cried out in pain: "Let go, let go, let go! You're going to hurt me to death!"
Qiao Wei increased the strength in her hand: "Now you know it hurts? When you shot my daughter coldly, did you ever think that my daughter would be hurt too?"
The boss was in so much pain that he was about to faint: "Ah! My ears are going to fall off! I'm going to fall off! I'm going to fall off!"
Qiao Wei said in a cold voice: "You deserve it! Who told you to pretend to be fools and plot against my daughter! I see you guys, death is not a pity!" As she spoke, she grabbed the second child's ear again.
The second child rolled his eyes in pain: "You... you you you you... you you... you... you dare?!"
Qiao Wei sneered: "Do you think I dare? Seventeen!"
Seventeen didn't move.
"Seventeen!"
Still not moving.
Almost forgot that Shi Qi hardly responded to other people's words, Qiao Wei said: "Wang Shu!"
Seventeen moved, and Yang Jian came over.
The three ghosts trembled in fright.
They are all a group of virtuous ghosts, they only scare people and don't kill people, why should they be punished like this? unacceptable! I knew I wouldn't be a ghost!
The third brother yelled: "Don't use the sword, I'm dizzy!"
Qiao Wei smiled lightly: "Yes, then give a three-foot white silk."
The second child grumbled: "The hanged ghost is ugly!"
Qiao Wei hehe: "There are also poisons, I guarantee that if you take one pill, you will return to your hometown."
The boss was frightened: "It's very painful to have the intestines pierced!"
Qiao Wei twisted her ears and said, "Death is still so picky."
"Ahhh—" the boss and the second child screamed.
"Ahh—" the third child also called out.
The boss and the second contempt for a while: "You don't love me, what's your name?!"
Qiao Wei smiled lightly: "It's useless to scream, and those who should be killed must be killed."
The second child said loudly: "It was the boss who shot the cold arrow, not us! Why do you want to kill us?"
The third child nodded his head, "Yes, yes! If you want revenge, you should kill him!"
The boss couldn't be more contemptuous: "You two old men, for whom did I put the cold shot? If I want to kill you, I will kill you two heartless people first!"
"Kill you first!"
"Kill you first!"
"Kill you first!"
"Kill you first!"
While a few people were arguing, a black shadow flew over, raised its palm, and slashed at Qiao Wei's shoulder. Seventeen moved his body and swung his sword to avoid the attack of the black shadow.
The three ghosts were overjoyed: "A'dal!"
A'dal and Seventeen fought hand to hand, and the two fought from the cave to the outside. A'dal drew out the short knife at his waist, and the sword's light and sword shadow aroused a murderous aura in the dark night.
A'dal's skill is not inferior to that of the Senna Eagle, but after not seeing him for a month, Shi Qi's martial arts seems to have improved again, and he is actually invincible in A'dal's hands.
The two fought more and more fiercely, and it was too late to tell the winner.
Suddenly, a black figure peeled off from the night, and the owner of the figure took out a flute from his arms, and put it gently on his lips: "A'dal, I am here to help you!"
A'dal staggered: "Must be—"
Before the other words were finished, the leader blew the golden flute.
Adal's knife had already stabbed Shiqi's heart, and he was about to hit him, but suddenly his body shook, his eyes rolled over, foaming at the mouth, and he fell to the ground!
Seventeen: "..."
Qiao Wei: "..."
Three ghosts: "..."
There is no one who can make teammates cheat friends like this.
Qiao Wei recognized the leader, last time he asked him what was the relationship with these three old things, he was still stubborn, huh, now he is arrested, right
Qiao Wei stepped forward with quick eyes and hands, stretched out her hand and grabbed the leader.
The leader quickly dodged to avoid Qiao Wei's sneak attack.
Shi Qiyi jumped in front of him and slapped him unceremoniously.
Shi Qi had a deep inner strength, and he might die with this palm, but to Qiao Wei's surprise, Shi Qi was knocked back and hit the big tree behind him, causing two pieces of the trunk to fall off.
A fishy sweet welled up in the leader's throat, he covered his chest, and swallowed the fishy sweet.
Qiao Wei was confused, she fought against him twice, she was absolutely sure that he didn't know martial arts, but that one blow just now knocked Shiqi away.
Why is this happening
Could it be... he, like meditation, has unusable internal power
Shi Qi was shocked so badly that the corners of his mouth overflowed with blood. Fortunately, Adal had already fallen, otherwise, Qiao Wei might not have a chance of winning in this scene.
Qiao Wei's eyes flicked past the leader, this guy is too dangerous, if you don't catch him yourself, just catch those old ones!
Turning her mind around, Qiao Wei stepped back to the entrance of the cave, and grabbed the two old guys casually. This time it was not the boss, but the second and third.
The boss ran over without looking back, and hid behind the leader.
You two let me die, are you arrested now? deserve it!
The second child's heart collapsed, why did I...
The leader wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth without any trace, and his evil eyes flashed coldly: "What exactly do you want?"
Qiao Wei said lightly: "I have some personal grievances with these old things. I originally wanted to kill them, but now I have changed my mind. I went to the mountains to find someone. The person I am looking for should be nearby. You guys Since you live here, you must be very familiar with this area, as long as you find them for me within an hour, I will let them go!"
"You threaten me."
"You can say that."
"What if I don't look for it?"
"Then I'll kill them!"
"You kill."
"Okay." Qiao Wei grabbed a ghost by the neck, and this ghost was the third child, and the third child was so frightened that he cried and howled, "Xiao Yiyi, help me—"
Acting and doing a full set, Qiao Wei is a doctor, she knows how to make a person look worse than death, Qiao Wei's technique fell into the eyes of the leader, but she didn't have the slightest moisture, the third child's face turned into a liver color, and soon became It turned purple, the eyeballs protruded, and the whole body trembled, almost dying in the next second.
The corner of the leader's mouth twitched: "Who are you looking for!"
Qiao Wei twitched her lips, let go, took out a portrait from her wide sleeve and threw it over: "The heir of the Senna family, the Senna Eagle."
…
Qiao Wei sat in the tree hole, and in front of her eyes were three fierce ghosts, but all the ghosts were tied up, and they could do nothing but stare at Qiao Wei.
Shi Qi sat aside and practiced kung fu to heal his injuries, while Adal was still in a coma.
Qiao Wei waited quietly.
Branches on the moon.
The leader led a group of brothers into the deep mountains, searched all the way, and came to a winding river.
The river bed is not wide and the water is not deep.
The leader's steps paused, and he went into the water.
One of his subordinates stopped him: "Master, do you want to cross the river?"
The leader did not speak, but took another step in the water.
The subordinate hurriedly said: "My lord, the protector said that we can't cross the line!"
That's right, this seemingly inconspicuous small river is the "Chu River Hanjie" here. On this side of the river, live a group of "spirits" like them; There is absolutely no benefit to the other party.
At this time, as a qualified leader, you should tell your subordinates selflessly—you wait here, and I will go there alone.
The leader said: "You are leading the way ahead, if there is any danger, tell me."
Subordinate: "..."
Subordinate B: "..."
The subordinate Bingding waited and waited: "..."